Title:
FUEL CELL SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH IMPROVED FUEL UTILIZATION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2023071601
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a fuel cell system using or recapturing essentially all of the hydrogen content and nearly all of the carbon content of input fuel provided to the fuel cell system.SOLUTION: A fuel cell system comprises: at least one hot box (100) comprising a fuel cell stack and producing an anode exhaust product; at least one hydrogen pump (408); at least one product conduit (410) fluidly connecting an anode exhaust product outlet of the hot box (100) to an inlet of the hydrogen pump (408); a compressed hydrogen product conduit (410) connected to a compressed hydrogen product outlet of the hydrogen pump; and at least one effluent conduit (418) connected to an unpumped effluent outlet of the hydrogen pump (408).SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
Inventors:
DAVID WEINGAERTNER
MICHAEL GASDA
MARTIN PERRY
MICHAEL GASDA
MARTIN PERRY
Application Number:
JP2022167769A
Publication Date:
May 23, 2023
Filing Date:
October 19, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BLOOM ENERGY CORP
International Classes:
H01M8/04; H01M8/0662; H01M8/0668
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Patent Attorney Corporation Peace International Patent Office